Today’s layoff warning email

[anonymous]

The elephant in the room is the LOE extension for Lyrica. Earlier in the year we were told September/October time frame. Well, Halloween is this coming Wednesday and still no word. And if anyone thinks the delay in announcing the 2019 OP isn't tied to FDA's decision, you're too stupid to be working here anyway and need to be shown the door. So Sales Management says "stay focused", because they need to wring every last dollar out of patent regardless of the actual date of LOE, and we will find out ... eventually. I would venture to guess there is an OP "A" and an OP "B", depending upon the LOE date. 6 months of revenue from IM's biggest product will impact headcount significantly. C2 has contractual obligations with BMS and C1/3 with ES, so the cuts can only go so deep, but they will be deeper if the FDA passes on the extension. That's just the reality of the situation. The numbers have to work out to ensure the company meets earnings expectations, as Ian's (Albert's) fiduciary responsibility is to shareholders, not employees.

I'd keep your resume up to date and your networking channels active. On the bright side, the severance is generous, VERP (if eligible) would provide 3 years of company health care benefits, and the job market is strong. I'd be OK with being separated involuntarily, and I think pretty much everyone will land on their feet. Best wishes to all, and I hope you get what you want out of the current reorganization.

 

[anonymous]

Until next years reorganization.

 

[anonymous]

So, from what you see, the most competent people are in place, so I guess what I said has merit.

Ditto!

Thanks for shutting down these social justice racists. I've had enough of their shit!

 

[anonymous]

Yeah! Going to treat everyone with equality and respect? Not in my country!

 

[anonymous]

Yeah! Going to treat everyone with equality and respect? Not in my country!

Equality and respect are earned, not just handed to people because of their race, sex, sexual preference, gender, etc. etc,
You’re entitled to nothing.
What country do you live in?

 

[anonymous]

Being Italian myself (not a guido, I hope lol) I don't take offense to that. However, I would like to see more races and ethnicities represented at Pfizer in their middle and upper management. Just my $0.02

You’re one of the PC ass kissing pussies.

 

[anonymous]

Equality and respect are earned, not just handed to people because of their race, sex, sexual preference, gender, etc. etc,
You’re entitled to nothing.
What country do you live in?

400 years of earning? I rather the “Good Old Boy Network”. Much easier.

 

[anonymous]

I take offense to it ! It’s racism. A “ no tolerance” offense. Fire this fuck.
Ethnicity has replaced competence. The best candidate, regardless of race, creed, color, sex, etc. etc. is ALL the criteria necessary.

How do you know who’s more qualified than whom?

If you were such a great selector of talent you would be in a position of leadership and influence and these decisions wouldn’t bother you because you’d be helping to make them.

 

[anonymous]

Equality and respect are earned, not just handed to people because of their race, sex, sexual preference, gender, etc. etc,
You’re entitled to nothing.
What country do you live in?

If you read the Constitution, you’d see that you are wrong. All men are created equal... Also, there are certain unalienable rights that we are all entitled to.

And because jobs are not among those rights, we can’t even say that they are earned. They are given to people by other people on an almost wholly subjective basis.

Try telling someone who personally hates you to offer you a job because you supposedly earned it over the person he loves. Not happening.

 

[anonymous]

Ditto!

Thanks for shutting down these social justice racists. I've had enough of their shit!

There really is nothing wrong with pointing out the institutional and generational racism that exists.

We all know it does and see people time and again hiring people that look, think, act and believe as they do to the exclusion of all others.

That narrow view of the world and of the customer has and will lead to a systemic cultural myopia that hurts competitiveness and revenues in the long run.

If you don’t see that and can’t admit that then maybe that myopia has already set in on you. You probably still own a pager, use a Sony Walkman, send letters through the mail and shop through a JC Penny mail order catalog.

Basically, living in a world that died years ago. Those that made horse drawn carriages long ago can feel your pain.

 

[anonymous]

Maybe that argument would have merit if I looked around and saw only minorities, but in my area, across all Pfizer divisions, I can only name two minorities. And I am in a large, metropolitan area.

You want minorities,move to Chicago, Pfizer is loaded with them. Its probably the only city in the USA that has over 7 Black DBM's in a city where the African American population is around 35%. Pfizer recently brought back former Pfizer reps who were laid off in the past and GUESS WHAT? All Black. We should have more Filipino, Indian, Jewish and Middle Eastern personnel to match our physician population but NO we have a ton of Black folk, who will never get laid off and they know it!

 

[anonymous]

So, from what you see, the most competent people are in place, so I guess what I said has merit.

Sorry, maybe I am misunderstanding your point. It sounds like you are saying minorities can't be as competent as white people?

 

[anonymous]

Sorry, maybe I am misunderstanding your point. It sounds like you are saying minorities can't be as competent as white people?

Did I say that? No.
You don’t misunderstand anything and understand my point completely. You choose to spin what I said to play your race card, and I’m not playing that bullshit game.

 

[anonymous]

Did I say that? No.
You don’t misunderstand anything and understand my point completely. You choose to spin what I said to play your race card, and I’m not playing that bullshit game.

That Card never gets old, always available to pull out anytime for anything.....

 

[anonymous]

If you read the Constitution, you’d see that you are wrong. All men are created equal... Also, there are certain unalienable rights that we are all entitled to.

And because jobs are not among those rights, we can’t even say that they are earned. They are given to people by other people on an almost wholly subjective basis.

Try telling someone who personally hates you to offer you a job because you supposedly earned it over the person he loves. Not happening.

So, it sounds like you didn’t get the job and are playing the blame game, It’s never you.
Your example is rare and rather immature. And, if he hates you, there must be a reason. Did your ex dump you and hired/ promoted the better looking chippie over you? Why would he hire someone with whom he has an adversarial relationship like you?

Yes, the Constitution states “ .....created equal”. The day after birth, the competition starts and the separation begins, and that equality ends. Your baby is cuter, better behaved, smarter, more hair, etc., and the competition and separation continues to death. You’re a winner or a loser.
Is there racism, discrimination, and hate in the world? Hell, yes.....and it goes both ways regardless if it’s race, color, sex, religion, and all the many things that separate us.
So, you keep playing the victim, and you’ll be a victim the rest of your life, unless you rise above it. Ask yourself, would you rather get the job because you’re Black, White, or Green, or, loved, have a connection with someone, OR because you’re the best candidate for the job?
Life ain’t fair, and the meek WON’T inherit the earth.

 

[anonymous]

That Card never gets old, always available to pull out anytime for anything.....

And always by those who lack any intellectual integrity, emotional maturity, or morality. They are weak, make themselves victims and always blame someone or something for their own shortcomings. It’s their excuse and their weapon.
Granted, racism and all the other -ism’s that are destroying our country exist, but not to the degree many want us to believe......and it goes both ways, no “side” has any exclusivity in experiencing racism or any other discrimination.

 

[anonymous]

There really is nothing wrong with pointing out the institutional and generational racism that exists.

We all know it does and see people time and again hiring people that look, think, act and believe as they do to the exclusion of all others.

That narrow view of the world and of the customer has and will lead to a systemic cultural myopia that hurts competitiveness and revenues in the long run.

If you don’t see that and can’t admit that then maybe that myopia has already set in on you. You probably still own a pager, use a Sony Walkman, send letters through the mail and shop through a JC Penny mail order catalog.

Basically, living in a world that died years ago. Those that made horse drawn carriages long ago can feel your pain.

and then what happened?

 

[anonymous]

So, it sounds like you didn’t get the job and are playing the blame game, It’s never you.
Your example is rare and rather immature. And, if he hates you, there must be a reason. Did your ex dump you and hired/ promoted the better looking chippie over you? Why would he hire someone with whom he has an adversarial relationship like you?

Yes, the Constitution states “ .....created equal”. The day after birth, the competition starts and the separation begins, and that equality ends. Your baby is cuter, better behaved, smarter, more hair, etc., and the competition and separation continues to death. You’re a winner or a loser.
Is there racism, discrimination, and hate in the world? Hell, yes.....and it goes both ways regardless if it’s race, color, sex, religion, and all the many things that separate us.
So, you keep playing the victim, and you’ll be a victim the rest of your life, unless you rise above it. Ask yourself, would you rather get the job because you’re Black, White, or Green, or, loved, have a connection with someone, OR because you’re the best candidate for the job?
Life ain’t fair, and the meek WON’T inherit the earth.

You sound angry and wrong.

Equality doesn't end after birth.

Money and fancy things don't make people superior over others. That is a strong rationale for oppression though. Keep others down through violence soi can show that I'm superior.

Diversity just means we're different - different ways of living, thinking, feeling and expressing ourselves. Different passions, desires and dreams.

You sound like the victim in all of this. The victim to viewing your own self-worth and that of others through the singular and limited prism of competition with your fellow human beings. This relative view of worth actually diminishes and depresses who you are. It weakens you not makes you stronger. Should you fall, all of your worth will fall with you should you find it too tough to get back up - sickness, loss, life have a way of humbling us all.

You say we separate from one another until death. I say we could be connected until death and that death is the separator of us all though we are all connected and equal in the experience of it.

 

[anonymous]

You sound angry and wrong.

Equality doesn't end after birth.

Money and fancy things don't make people superior over others. That is a strong rationale for oppression though. Keep others down through violence soi can show that I'm superior.

Diversity just means we're different - different ways of living, thinking, feeling and expressing ourselves. Different passions, desires and dreams.

You sound like the victim in all of this. The victim to viewing your own self-worth and that of others through the singular and limited prism of competition with your fellow human beings. This relative view of worth actually diminishes and depresses who you are. It weakens you not makes you stronger. Should you fall, all of your worth will fall with you should you find it too tough to get back up - sickness, loss, life have a way of humbling us all.

You say we separate from one another until death. I say we could be connected until death and that death is the separator of us all though we are all connected and equal in the experience of it.

MAGA

 

[anonymous]

You sound angry and wrong.

Equality doesn't end after birth.

Money and fancy things don't make people superior over others. That is a strong rationale for oppression though. Keep others down through violence soi can show that I'm superior.

Diversity just means we're different - different ways of living, thinking, feeling and expressing ourselves. Different passions, desires and dreams.

You sound like the victim in all of this. The victim to viewing your own self-worth and that of others through the singular and limited prism of competition with your fellow human beings. This relative view of worth actually diminishes and depresses who you are. It weakens you not makes you stronger. Should you fall, all of your worth will fall with you should you find it too tough to get back up - sickness, loss, life have a way of humbling us all.

You say we separate from one another until death. I say we could be connected until death and that death is the separator of us all though we are all connected and equal in the experience of it.

Wrong on all counts. Not angry. I believe in personal responsibility, the individual determines his station in life. You’re the one talking about money and things, so I assume that’s YOUR measure of success.Success is a personal thing, money doesn’t necessarily mean success....at least not to me.

Victim? Hardly. I’m a realist, with a pragmatic view of the world. It is what it is. You play with the hand you’re dealt. Some win, some lose. Some rise to the top, some fall to the bottom.
That’s life. Equality is a platitude and an elusive ideal. In reality, it doesn’t exist and never will. The Founding Fathers preached equality from their aristocratic pulpit while owning slaves. Indigenous Americans were slaughtered and their survivors are in a prison called a reservation. Tell me about equality.
Equality, whatever that means personally to you, will exist only if you’re willing to strive and fight for it, because no one is going to give you anything.

You’re the one who sounds like the victim. Is it your own fault, or are you blaming someone or something other than yourself?